The statement should read: PATH=%PATH%:/usr/X11R6/bin Note the trailing % on PATH. That is a "Windowism".
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:33:23 -0400 (EDT), PoWah Wong wrote: >I want to setup my PATH variable by following the >instructions of "Chapter 4. Using Cygwin/X, section >startx" at http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using.html. >After doing >PATH=%PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin >my original path is lost. >I use windows XP SP2. >Log is: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ >$ echo $PATH >/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32:/cygdri >ve/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/cygdrive/c/j2sdk1.4.2_07/bin:/cy >gdrive/c/apache-ant-1.6.2/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program >Files/cvsnt:/cygdrive/c/Progra >m Files/Microsoft Visual >Studio/Common/Tools/WinNT:/cygdrive/c/Program >Files/Mic >rosoft Visual >Studio/Common/MSDev98/Bin:/cygdrive/c/Program >Files/Microsoft Visu >al Studio/Common/Tools:/cygdrive/c/Program >Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/VC98/bi >n >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ >$ PATH=%PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ >$ echo $PATH >%PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ >$ > > > >__________________________________________________________ >Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html >Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ >FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
